摘要 |
A thermal transfer printer including a thermal head, a platen, a rotatable transport roller and a pinch roller, where a decurling roller is provided between the thermal head and the transport roller, the decurling roller contactable with the heated side of the sheet heated with the thermal head, thereby curving the sheet with its heated side being concaved. A guide roller may also be provided that is located between the thermal head and the decurling roller, the guide roller being contactable with the side of the sheet opposite the heated side. In this way, it is possible to reduce warpage of a sheet caused by the heating by the thermal head.
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